Nina Jablonski—The Illusion and Power of Skin Color

posted Mar 26, 2010

Nina Jablonski says that differing skin colors are simply our bodies'
adaptation to varied climates and levels of UV exposure. Charles Darwin
disagreed with this theory, but she explains, that's because he did not
have access to NASA.

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